Hi I.G.O.,I don't know. Chip and Chip and Sweet Pea (and now Teddy!) seem to get awfully clingy this time of year. : )

Just a little while ago I saw something so incredibly cute. There is one hut in the barnyard that the sheep sort of fight over. When Doll Face was "released" from her bonding pen in the barn with her baby, she immediately claimed the hut. I have a photo of her sprawled out in the middle, front legs out in front of her (not the way sheep normally sit) obviously trying to take up as much room as possible. Her baby was curled up in a corner.

Anyway, all the lambs love to hang out in the hut. Well, when I went down to check on them just a little while ago (in the dark, without a camera) I busted humongous Sweet Pea taking up most of the left side, with two little lambs curled up into the rear right corner and one little lamb pacing back and forth in front of the hut, I guess afraid to try to get past Sweet Pea. The whole thing was priceless.

Hi Patti,Thank you so much! : )

Hi Jamie,Someday you will get sheep, dangit! (Hint: start hanging out at the auction barn. You won't be able to resist bidding. . . : ) And when are you going to get a donkey????

Hi Bean,Lambs definitely have an extremely high cuddle factor. One of the great perks of this crazy "job." : )

Hi KFarmer,You are on the right track! I once asked a friend who had raised hogs, chickens, cows, turkeys, and probably something else why she didn't want sheep. "Not enough of a challenge," she said.

LOL, that's my kind of farm animal! If you've survived all those other beasties and haven't fled to an apartment in the city, I bet you would just love having a little retirement flock to keep you busy.

Hi Jennifer,It's really fun watching the reactions of the older sheep to the baby lambs. The other day I caught one yearling lamb leaping and jumping and running around with the babies. It was a riot. She was having a great time.

Hi Tea,Welcome to the farm! I'm so glad you stopped by and took the time to say hello. I look forward to hearing from you again. : )

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